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OZZY Gets Massage, SLASH Raps With Tarot Card Reader At Dallas OZZFEST Stop
According to the Dallas Morning News, Hotel ZaZa in downtown Dallas was something akin to summer camp headquarters for the Ozzfest stars last week. Founder and spiritual leader Ozzy Osbourne, checked in, unpacked and kicked back. (He was suffering from a respiratory infection.) He spent most of one...September 4, 2005
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ARCH ENEMY To Team Up With TRIVIUM For Japanese Tour
ARCH ENEMY will be embarking on a Japanese headlining tour in late October. Support at all dates will come from TRIVIUM. The details are as follows: Oct. 22 – Tokyo, JPN - Shinkiba Studio Coast Oct. 23 - Osaka, JPN - Zepp Osaka Oct. 25 - Nagoya, JPN - Zepp Nagoya Oct. 26 - Hiroshima, ...September 3, 2005
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OZZFEST Tour Finale To Raise Funds For Hurricane Katrina Victims
For the final night of this summer's Ozzfest, the tour and promoter have joined forces with the Red Cross to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Volunteers from the Red Cross will be on hand accepting cash donations at this Sunday's (September 4) show at the Sound Advice Amphitheater i...September 2, 2005
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WICKED WISDOM's JADA PINKETT SMITH Says She Is An 'Old-School Metalhead'
WICKED WISDOM frontwoman Jada Pinkett Smith recently spoke to TCPalm.com about her band's participation in this year's Ozzfest. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On singing screaming about dark things in a heavy metal band: "For me it's so healthy, because there's so many things that I want to sa...September 2, 2005
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SHARON OSBOURNE Defends Egg-Throwing Incident: 'A Bit Of Egg Isn't Gonna Spoil A Rock Show'
Sharon Osbourne spoke exclusively to Kerrang! magazine (web site) last week (as reported here yesterday) regarding IRON MAIDEN's final performance on this year's Ozzfest tour, during which she cut MAIDEN's power and arranged to have the band pelted with eggs and debris from the crowd. Several more e...August 31, 2005
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Review: GIGANTOUR Is This Summer's 'GIGANFLOP'
Jeff Spevak of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reviewed the Gigantour festival trek when it passed through Buffalo, New York Tuesday night (August 30). An excerpt from his review follows: "This is weird ... it's a concert at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center ... and virtually no one's here. "F...August 31, 2005
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SHARON OSBOURNE Admits She Orchestrated Egg-Throwing: My Daughter And I 'Had A Blast'
Sharon Osbourne spoke exclusively to Kerrang! magazine (web site) last week regading IRON MAIDEN's final performance on this year's Ozzfest tour, during which she cut MAIDEN's power and arranged to have the band pelted with eggs and debris from the crowd. A couple of excerpts from the interview foll...August 30, 2005
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THE HAUNTED's U.S. Touring Insanity Continues
Even though Ozzfest comes to close this week, THE HAUNTED's U.S. touring insanity continues immediately with a short East Coast stint supporting SHADOWS FALL, and The Fury of The Fall tour this October, alongside MESHUGGAH, GOD FORBID and MNEMIC, which leads them directly into a massive European tre...August 29, 2005
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Ex-DAMAGEPLAN Frontman Joins THE HAUNTED, SHADOWS FALL For DIMEBAG Tribute
Former DAMAGEPLAN frontman Patrick Lachman paid tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott at last Thursday's (Aug. 25) Dallas, TX Ozzfest by dedicating two guest appearances to his fallen friend and bandmate. Lachman performed the song "99" with THE HAUNTED and later "Ins...August 29, 2005
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MEGADETH Mainman Says GIGANTOUR Is Doing 'Better Than Expected'
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Aaron Yoxheimer of The Morning Call about Gigantour, the six-week festival trek co-headlined by MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On the need for another traveling metal festival, which arrives in Reading, PA today: "I...August 27, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN Keep 'Dignified Silence' Over OZZFEST Feud During LEEDS Festival Performance
According to NME.com, IRON MAIDEN kept a "dignified silence" over their high-profile feud with Sharon Osbourne as they brought the first day of the Carling Weekend Leeds Festival to a close. Friday night's (Aug. 26) main stage headline spectacular was MAIDEN's first performance since their infamous...August 27, 2005
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New DROWNING POOL Singer Did 'Adequate' Job At Dallas OZZFEST
According to the Star-Telegram, new DROWING POOL singer Ryan McCombs (formerly of SOIL) did an "adequate job" covering the group's four-year-old songs such as "Sinner" during the band's debut live appearance with McCombs at yesterday's Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas. However, during their 20-minute set, "...August 26, 2005
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BRUCE DICKINSON: Everyone Knows SHARON OSBOURNE Was Behind OZZFEST Fiasco
The U.K.'s The Sun Online paper spoke to IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson about the group's ill-fated final Ozzfest performance in San Berardino and their future plans. Read on: The Sun Online: Why is Reading so special? Bruce Dickinson: "It's where I was asked to join the band and it's also the...August 26, 2005
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DJ/VH1 Host EDDIE TRUNK: 'There Is NO Excuse' For How MAIDEN Were Treated At Final OZZFEST Show
Popular hard rock/metal DJ and VH1 host Eddie Trunk has posted the following message on his official web site: "Many have asked for my thoughts on the shocking events during MAIDEN's last Ozzfest date in California. What makes me sad is that it's stereotypical crap like this that gives the genre a b...August 26, 2005
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AS I LAY DYING Frontman: SHARON And BRUCE Are Both 'At Fault' In OZZFEST Feud
The Daily Texan spoke this week with Tim Lambesis, bandleader of Ozzfest second-stage act AS I LAY DYING, about the tour thus far, their new album, and the bitter feud between IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson and Sharon Osbourne. An excerpt from the chat follows: The Daily Texan: I actually just read f...August 26, 2005
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